The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

| The Davis Brothers, MesSs. Lewis and
James A, have purchased from w. FL.
| Chivers the hotel building and premises ON
| Marcus street, Wrightsyiile known as the
| airline Hotel, aud now being run 10y that
| gentleman. The Messrs. Davis viii overhaul
\ thC building, add to, and make various and
/ extensive improvements generally. In fact,
] they intend to build a first-class hotel and
Iun it on high-class, business principles.
| Two dusky damsels had an encounter the
other day just below Lexington that was
quite bloody affair. They got at logger
| heads about a colored lover who was alter
| nately paying court TO both, and each
claimed that she was his - true hub"
" ords waxed warm until at last they came
TO blows, and they succeeded in pounding
each other up in the most approved style
before the bystander's separated them.
Miss Amanda Brooks, who has been assist
ing Prof. Wright at the Quitman Academy
during this session, viii open a summer
school at Mule creek to-day. Prof. Wright's
school viii close ON June IL for the summer.
Inc professor expects to open up in the fall
with a more fourishing school than ever.
he VIII be assisted then by Miss Brooks
who will close her school at Mule creek in
| time 10 resume her place in the academy.
Several years ago j. P Blne introduced a
small herd of Jerseys into Tazewell as an ex-
| 30 AlthCitas anu litiN nave iIONtu W klS 81
| much superior TO the common cows that
| most every man is now selling all of the
| scrubs he can spare in order to replace them
| with the improved breeds. The crosses of
| the thoroughbred males on the common
| cows Is quite hit, and the heifer calves
| from such crosses are in great demand AND
| at paying prices.
| Since the question Of removing the court
| house of Coffee county from Douglas TO a
| mora convenient rtgi7,r has haay1 aerifotaH
| many inducements have been made by citi-
zens in different parts of the county to Sc
| cure its location. A correspondent of the
| Waycross Headlight says that Mr.. Jesse
| Lott makes an unexcelled offer as follows:
| He offers to build brick court house and
| jail, also erect fine hotel and build rail-
/ road touching all points, if the people
will give him the court house at Broxton.
The old soldiers will have a reunion at
Monroe on July q, and it promises to be a
| grand affair. There will be a number of
speeches and a sumptuous barbecue. The
| Treene Rifles of Greensboro, Volunteers of
gainesville, Guards of Madison, Guards of
Monroe, will be present with the veterans,
and Will give sldrmish drill and sham
battle. The entertainment will close with
grand ball to the visiting military at night.
1t will be one of the most interesting occa-
slons witnessed in Middle Georgia in many
| years, and the people of Monroe will make
it grand success in every respect.
A small panic occurred in the boiler room
at the new capitol, Atlanta, Saturday after
noon. Several of the employees were sitting
around the engine when the glass steam
gauge suddenly burst. The boys thought
the boiler was going TO follow suit, and they
| voted that legs were trlmps, and acted ac-
| cordingly. In the scramble that followed
a man, Sheldon by name, who had a short
hand OF trumps thaving one wooden Leg,
made the best time of any one. The black
smith, III his mad career through a shady
corridor of the basement, fell into the coke
box, much to the amusement of the other
boys
Some of the enterprising young men of
Americas have bought up land on the
Alapaha river, in Wilcox county, and in
tend opening up gopher and terrapin farm
The headquarters of the company will be in
| Americas, where they will have canning
establishment The terrapins and gophers
viii be made into soup, sealed up hermeti-
cally and sent out to the markets of the
| country by wholesale. The company in
! tend starting with about $50, 900 capital
with the privilege of increasing to any
amount, and expect to be in operation by
| the time the Americus, Preston and Lump
kin reaches Abbeville next September.
The Sam Jones Female College at Carriers
| vile is under good Roadway, the foundations
have been laid and the excavations made.
| A neat cornerstone has been ordered from
the American Marble Company at Marietta
and will be laid shortly with imposing cere-
monies The Messrs Eaves, contractors,
have their brick machine at work, turning
out q, 900 brick per day in the meadow Of
Col Howard; the first kiln will be burned
next week, if the weather permits. The
brickyard presents a lively scene, and the
machine run by an engine does its work in
hurry. The contractors have had consid-
cradle experience in the erection of large
buildings.
There is lady in Washington county
whose husband died, leaving an indebted
ness against his estate of $500. Having
eight children to care for, the eldest of
whom was about II years of age, she realized
that the responsibility of their maintenance
and education devolved upon her She did
not shrink from the task in dependency,
but set to work with determination that
has overcome all obstacles. She assumed
control of the plantation, made good crops,
paid Off the Indebtedness, and is now run
ming the business on a cash basis. With
favorable seasons she will make not less
than seventy-five bales of cotton this year,
with corn, fodder, etc, in abundance.